Ventilating and mounting construction for rigid awnings



Sept. 24, 1957 B. c. STONE 2,807,061

VENIILATINO ANO MOUNTING CONSTRUCTION FOR RIGID AwNINGs Filed April 29, 1953 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Bruce 6. .Sone

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B. c. sTNE 2,807,061

VENTILATING AND MOUNTING CONSTRUCTION FOR RIGID AWNINGS Sept. 24, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 29, 1955 Bruce '6. Sfone INVENTQR.l -BY v o l .I hmmnumber of these mounting brackets may be employed depending upon the length of the head rail 38 which they are intended to support. In the small construction of awning illustrated in Figure 1, a single mounting bracket is deemed to be suicient.

The mounting bracket includes an angle iron base member 44 having perpendicular Vertical flanges 46 and 48. The flange 46 is apertured as at 50 for mounting against the vertical surface by the fasteners 22 as previously set forth. The flange 48 is provided with horizontally extending elongated slots 52. The other element of the bracket consists of an angle iron member 54 which likewise has a pair of perpendicular vertical flanges 56 and 58. The former has a horizontally extending elongated slot 60, while the latter has an aperture 62. The member 54 is adapted to be slidably connected to the member 44 in adjustable and pivoting and sliding relation thereon by means of the fastening bolt 64, see Figure 5, which extends through the slot 60 and through either of the slots 52 in accordance with the vertical adjustment desired of the members 44 and 54. By this means the bracket member 54 may be vertically adjusted upon the member 44; may be pivoted on that member; and may be moved horizontally on that member by virtue of the slots 60 and 52.

A further fastening bolt 66 is adapted to secure the member 54 to the head rail 38, being disposed through the aperture 62 of the flange 58 of the bracket member 54, through a corresponding aperture 68 of the llange 42 of the head rail 3S. Further apertures 70 in the flange 40 of the head rail provide means whereby the latter may be secured to the intermediate rafter or rafters 34; and to the roof panel 12 of the awning, as set forth hereinafter.

As will be best seen from Figure 1, bolts or other fasteners 72 extend through end apertures 7 0 of the head rail for securing the latter to the upper surface of the end rafters 30, as previously mentioned.

By the construction as so far described, it will now be seen that the head rail is spaced from the vertical surface 10 both by means of the adjustable two-piece brackets and by the mounting of the head rail upon the rafters 30 and the attaching of the latter to the angle iron end members of the frame.

As shown best in Figures 1, 4 and 8, the roof panel 12 consists of a single sheet or if desired a plurality of overlapping sheets of a corrugated material, of any suitable character, and which may conveniently comprise, in accordance with this invention, transparent or translucent sheets of plastic such as liber glass or other material. The roof panel, either as a unitary sheet or as two or more overlapping sheets, is disposed upon the top surface of the side rafters 30; the intermediate rafters 34 and the top surface of the transverse channel member 28, and has its upper edge disposed beneath and extending beneath the horizontal flange 40 of the head rail 38. The previously mentioned fasteners 72 serve to secure the ends of the head rail and the roof panel upon the end rafters. Similar screws or bolts 80 secure the roof panel to the top surfaces of the end rafters, while further bolts 82 secure the roof panel to the intermediate rafter 34, it being noted that the outer end 102 of the intermediate rafter is secured to both the transverse channel member 28 and to the roof panel by the previously mentioned fastener 36. A further fastener 84 is employed to secure the upper end of the roof panel and of the intermediate rafter to the underside of the flange 40 of the head rail 38.

A triangular truss or brace is provided for reinforcing the attachment of the intermediate rafter or rafters to the transverse channel member 28. The same includes a channel member 86 which at its lower end is notched and extends beneath the transverse frame member 28, being attached thereto by the fastener 88, and its upper end is notched and is secured to the underside of the interrnediate rafter 34 as by a fastener 90.

Scalloped or other sheets of material are secured by rivets to the Sides of the members 20, 21, 30 and 24 of the frame to form the side panels 14 of the awning and to the transverse channel member 28 to form the valance of the awning.

1n order to cover and shield the Ventilating space formed between the head rail and the vertical supporting wall 10 upon which the awning is mounted, there is provided a storm shield or vent cap indicated generally by the numeral 18. The latter includes an integral sheet of material disposed to provide a substantially horizontal surface 94 with a vertical mounting flange 96, and with a downwardly curving front portion 98 which is bent outwardly and is then inturned upon itself to provide a flange 100. The vent cap is not bolted directly to either the supporting frame or the vertical surface 10, but instead, as shown in Figure 3, is disposed between the vertical surface 10 and the adjacent edges of the mounting bracket member 44 and angle iron end members 20, where it is pressed or clamped therebetween by means of the fasteners 22 previously mentioned. This vent cap extends forwardly over the roof to considerably overlie the llue or vent space at the upper end of the awning roof and to cover and shield the head rail and the fasteners associated therewith from direct exposure to the weather.

A very important feature of the awning construction is the engaging and reinforcing action of the upper surfaces of the angle iron members 20 and the bracket member flanges 48 with the under surfaces of the vent cap llange 94, see Figures 1 and 3. This abutting engagement provides adequate support and reinforcement for the thin sheet metal material of the cap 18. Since the latter is usually of a thin and easily bent material, this arrangement prevents bending of the flange 94 at its junction with flange 96, a frequent source of bending or breakage.

As will be seen by a closer inspection of Figures 2 and 7, `the top surfaces of the intermediate rafters 34 and of the end rafters 30 are medially raised or ridged. This ridged surface provides a very effective support for the corrugations of the roof panel 12 to support the same and prevent lateral displacement of the roof panel upon these rafters. As will be best seen from Figures 3 and 7 the lower end of the intermediate rafter 34 has a longitudinally extending terminal portion 102 which is formed by notching or cutting away the vertical and bottom webs of the rafter, and this extending portion is adapted to rest upon the top surface of the transverse channel member 28 to assist in securing the intermediate rafter to the channel member by the fastener 36.

In order to secure the corrugated roof panel 12 to the head rail intermediate the rafters, the construction shown in Figure 8 is provided. For this purpose, bolts 104 extend through the flange 40 of the head rail, through apertures in the corrugated roof panel 12, and through dished or curved washers 106, which are shaped to conform to the corrugations.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modilications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

l. In a rigid ventilated awning, an inclined roof, a supporting frame therefor, said supporting frame comprising vertical members adapted to be secured to a vertical supporting surface, downwardly inclined side rafters secured at their upper ends to said vertical members, horizontal members beneath said rafters and secured to said vertical members, a transverse member secured to the ends of said rafters and horizontal members which are remote from said vertical members, an intermediate inclined rafter having its lower end supported upon the transverse member, said roof comprising a light transmissive transversely corrugated panel supported upon said rafters and said transverse member, a transversely extending top rail secured to the top surface of the roof panel and secured thereto and to each of said rafters whereby the top rail is supported by the side rafters and supports the upper end of the intermediate rafter, means for mounting said top rail in spaced, rigid relation to the vertical supporting surface and the upper edge of said panel terminating in spaced relation thereto to provide a Ventilating space therebetween, a Vent cap overlying said Ventilating space and having a portion secured directly to said vertical surface by said mounting means.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said top rail has an inclined lateral flange directly resting upon and secured to said panel and a vertical upstanding flange comprising a rain stop for said panel.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said top rail has an inclined lateral flange directly resting upon and secured to said panel and a vertical upstanding ange comprising a rain stop for said panel, said mounting means being secured to said vertical flange.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said top rail has an inclined lateral ange' directly resting upon and secured to said panel and a vertical upstanding ange comprisin-g a rain stop for said panel, said vent cap having a the other flanges of said angle iron members to a vertical supporting surface and to said top rail.

7. The combination of claim 1 including a brace secured to the underside of the lower portion of the intermediate rafter and to the underside of said transverse member.

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